First Discovery of 'Baeksohyang Colony' in Dadohaehaesang National Park

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The West Office of Dadohaehaesang National Park under the Korea National Park Service (Director Lee Cheon-gyu) announced on the 10th that it has discovered for the first time a colony of the native wild plant Baekseohyang (Daphne kiusiana Miq.), which rarely grows in the southern regions of Korea.

Baekseohyang is a species whose population is decreasing due to global warming and environmental pollution, and it grows in the southern regions of Korea and Japan.

It is a small tree about 1 meter tall belonging to the Thymelaeaceae family, with a lifespan of about 30 years. The flowers bloom in February to March and are white, and the fruit is about 8 mm in size, shaped like a scarlet egg.

In Korea, it mainly inhabits Jeju Island, and inland it is observed only in a few locations.

In this ecological survey, the Baekseohyang confirmed was small in height and body size, bore egg-shaped fruit, and was scattered like a dispersed mountain village rather than forming a group within a certain area.

Oh Chang-young, head of the Marine Resources Division at the West Office of Dadohaehaesang National Park, said, “We will collect genetic resources of Baekseohyang, a native species with a small population, and establish systematic management plans such as restoring its natural habitat and conserving its living environment.”

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